SERVER APPARATUS ENABLING POSTING OF MESSAGES, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

摘要

A server apparatus which, when a viewer inputs a message, such as a comment, makes it possible to post a relevant comment by referring to another comment posted slightly earlier. Upon receipt of a posting request for posting a message from an information processing apparatus, a comment manager generates a posting reception notification indicative of information related to a reception sequence number of the posting request. The comment manager transmits the posting reception notification to the information processing apparatus. The comment manager receives not only the posted message but also the posting reception notification, and stores the message in a memory if there is no posting request made from another apparatus with a reception sequence number later in sequential order than the reception sequence number indicated by the posting reception notification.

主权项

1. A server apparatus that is connected to at least one information processing apparatus via a network, for receiving a message posted from the information processing apparatus to make the message open to the public, comprising:
a generation unit configured to, whenever receiving a posting request for posting a message from the information processing apparatus, generate a posting reception notification which indicates information related to a reception sequence number of the posting request; a transmission unit configured to transmit the posting reception notification to the information processing apparatus; and a storage unit configured to receive not only the message posted from the information processing apparatus but also the posting reception notification as reception information, and store the message in a memory if there is no posting request from another information processing apparatus which has been made with a reception sequence number later in sequential order than the reception sequence number indicated by the information related to the reception sequence number indicated by the reception information.